Food budget

apple17
Sat, 04 Aug 2007 22:34:37 +0000

My sons will both move into apartments this fall at their respective colleges. I’m trying to get a sense of what to give them for a food budget. I’m thinking $50 /week for groceries (assuming they will cook there own dinners & breakfast most of the time) and $7 / day for lunch out (on campus or at a Subway /etc). I don’t really want to give them free reign, but a decent guideline. One will live with two other guys, I think they will pool there money for dinners and trade off on days that they are responsible. The other will be mostly on his own.

One is already saying he needs $12 / day for lunch alone at school (unless I want him to eat the ‘junk food’). At that rate, I think I’m better off just buying the food plan again.

Any input would be appreciated.